New kind of healing material
2019-02-06 04:00:13New kind of healing material
Instead of throwing away your broken boots or cracked toys, why not let them fix themselves? Researchers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering have developed 3D-printe
A reconfigurable soft actuator
Systems such as engines and motors, rely on two principal types of motion: linear motion, which involves an object moving from one point to another in a straight line; and rotational motion, which inv
UK's first national cyber security scale-up programme
Tech Nation, a UK network for digital technology entrepreneurs, has announced that it is looking for 20 startups for its Cyber programme.
What if Apple ran social media—would it pry?
The idea seemed simple enough. An app to learn more about mobile users habits, what websites they visit, what they shop for on Amazon and th ...
Edmunds compares the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4
This undated photo provided by Toyota shows the 2019 Toyota RAV4. Two of the best-selling small SUVs on the market today are the Honda CR-V ...
Apple's top retail exec to leave amid iPhone sales slowdown
In this Thursday, May 19, 2016, file photo, Angela Ahrendts, Apple's senior vice president of Retail and Online Stores, speaks with repo ...
Diesel fallout and trade headwinds sap Daimler in 2018
Mercedes sold more vehicles last year, but higher investments and increased costs for raw materials sent profits skidding lower German car ...
CEA-Leti builds next generation mid-infrared optical sensor
CEA-Leti has developed a prototype next-generation optical chemical sensor using mid-infrared silicon photonics that can be integrated in smartphones and other portable devices.
SoftBank Group nine-month net profit soars more than 50%
Under CEO Masayoshi Son, SoftBank has embarked on an investment drive pumping cash into a range of sectors outside its core software busines ...
Toyota cuts full-year profit forecast warns over Brexit
Toyota's new annual forecast represents a fall of 25 percent from the previous year Japanese car giant Toyota slashed its full-year net ...
Telensa announces Urban Data Project with city of Cambridge
Telensa, a company that develops smart street lighting and smart city applications, has announced the Urban Data Project.
Snapchat parent Snap lifted by quarterly update
Snap shares surged on Tuesday after it reported rising revenue, narrowing losses and a stable number of people using its Snapchat smartphone ...
Self-driving cars and geospatial data: Who holds the keys?
As self-driving cars continue to develop, there will be plenty of data amassed through cars' navigational technologies. Questions regard ...
Bitcoin exchange president's death puts millions out of reach
An employee inspects machines for the production of Bitcoin and Lightcoin at the "Kriptounivers" (CryptoUniverse) mining center in ...
Emerging economies catching up in smartphone adoption: survey
Smartphone ownership is surging around the world, with adoption in emerging markets gaining on advanced economies, according to the Pew Rese ...
Qatar Exxon Mobil to build $10 bn LNG plant in Texas
The shale boom in places like North Dakota has altered the US energy profile, as shown by Tuesday's announcement that Qatar Petroleum an ...
Unblocking naked Venus: Facebook OKs museum nudes after all
This image made available on Monday Feb. 4, 2019 by Musee Departemental Arles Antique shows a bronze "Statue of a captive" dating ...
Don't let Huawei help set up 5G US warns EU nations
Journalists watch a trailer at the launch of new 5G Huawei products in Beijing in January US officials are fanning out across Europe to war ...
Skyfall: Another budget airline goes down as sector struggles
Berlin-based airline Germania has filed for bankruptcy and cancelled all flights with immediate effect Budget airline Germania filed for ba ...
Apple reaches 500-mln-euro tax settlement with France
Apple confirmed it has reached a settlement with French authorities on back taxes Apple said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with ...
Facebook lets senders undo sent Messenger missives
Facebook says now everyone using its Messenger platform will have the ability to "unsend" a message sent in error, a privilege enj ...
UK car sales hit skids again: data
British car sales didn't do too well in January, except for e-cars and hybrids British new car sales slid in January from a year earlie ...
Learning transistor mimics the brain
Simone Fabiano and Jennifer Gerasimov have developed a learning transistor that mimics the way synapses function. Credit: Thor Balkhed A ne ...
McCormick will use IBM artificial intelligence to develop flavors products
McCormick & Co. Inc. plans to use artificial intelligence to create new flavors and products through a research collaboration with IBM, ...
Data-transmitting light signal gets power boost from nanosized amplifier
Researchers from Aalto University and Université Paris-Sud have significantly improved the propagation of data inside a microchip.
Detecting and blocking cyberbullying
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Bullying is as old as humanity, but in today's world of ubiquitous and always-connected devices, there is a w ...
Xilinx devices now able to transmit receive and process up to 8K UHD video
Xilinx has introduced a complete HDMI 2.1 IP subsystem to its portfolio of intellectual property cores.
Apple agrees 500-mln-euro tax settlement with France
Apple confirmed it has reached a settlement with French authorities on back taxes Apple said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Frenc ...
AccelerComm lands funding for 5G New Radio and 4G LTE networks IP
AccelerComm has announced the completion of a £2.5 million funding round led by Bloc Ventures and IP Group.
Nissan taps new Renault boss to replace Ghosn on board
The decision to turn over Carlos Ghosn's seat on the board of Nissan to Renault's new boss must still be ratified by shareholders J ...
Researchers develop new method to reduce quantum noise
Researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory have reported a new method for alleviating the effects of "noise" in quantum information systems, a key challenge for those looking at quantu
Canadian group rescues UK music retailer HMV
His Master's Voice is now Canadian: HMV has been brought by Canada's Sunrise Records Canadian company Sunrise Records has agreed to ...
Google parent Alphabet hit by rising costs  (Update)
Google delivered the vast majority of income for parent firm Alphabet as "other bets" saw rising revenues Google parent Alphabet ...
Amazon adds Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer to board
In this Aug. 22, 2013, photo, Sam's Club President and CEO Rosalind Brewer asks a question during a panel discussion at the Wal-Mart U.S ...
FX chief says Netflix exaggerates viewership numbers
In this Aug. 3, 2018 file photo, John Landgraf, CEO, FX Networks and FX Productions, participates in the executive panel during the FX Telev ...
Learning to talk again: life without internet in Tonga
Tonga, which lies nearly 3,300 kilometres (2,000 miles) east of Australia, was plunged into digital darkness for a fortnight A two-week cyb ...
Germania airline says filed for bankruptcy cancels all flights
Germania blamed 'unforeseen developments' for its cash shortage Berlin-based airline Germania has filed for bankruptcy and cancelle ...
Tesla to buy Maxwell Technologies for $218 million
Tesla is to buy the energy storage company Maxwell Technologies for $218 million in a deal that could help the car maker produce batteries that hold more energy and last longer.
Google sets April 2 closing date for Google+ download your photos and content before then
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Google has an official closing date for its troubled Google+ social network: April 2. ...
Jenga-playing robot combines vision and touch
MIT has developed a Jenga-playing robot that demonstrates machine-learning through not just visual cues, but tactile physical interactions – something which previous systems have had found challenging
Google parent Alphabet earnings shine but market wary
Google delivered the vast majority of income for parent firm Alphabet as "other bets" saw rising revenues Google parent Alphabet ...
From dorm to dominance: Growing pains as Facebook turns 15
In this Monday, Feb. 5, 2007 file photo, Mark Zuckerberg poses for a photo next to a Facebook logo at the offices in Palo Alto, Calif. The s ...
Workplace messaging startup Slack to go public
Workplace messaging startup Slack has become the latest of the richly valued tech startups to file for an initial public offering Workplace ...
Zuckerberg sees 'positive' force of Facebook despite firestorm
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, writing on the 15th anniversary of the founding of the social network, said he believes it will be a positive ...
Google parent beats Q4 estimates stock still drops
In this Dec. 17, 2018, file photo a man using a mobile phone walks past Google offices in New York. Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, ...
Tesla to buy battery tech firm Maxwell
Tesla's deal to buy Maxwell Technologies could help the electric carmaker develop longer-lasting auto batteries Tesla agreed Monday to ...
Nissan sparks Brexit shockwaves through UK auto sector
Nissan's decision is sending shockwaves through the industry Nissan's decision to axe planned production of the X-Trail SUV in the ...
UC design could revolutionize power plants
University of Cincinnati professors Raj Manglik, left, and Milind Jog have developed an improved cooling system for power plants. Credit: Jo ...
Research shows most online consumer contracts are incomprehensible but still legally binding
The law assumes consumers read the terms and conditions of their contracts, and in a dispute, they are held responsible for the written term ...
Investigating glare: How bright is your office?
To conserve energy used for lighting, modern buildings use a range of strategies including bringing in natural light. Credit: Queensland Uni ...
Virtually reality: Future factories run by digital twins
Credit: Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre A*STAR has built a testbed for digital twins, the virtual counterparts of real manuf ...
USA Today owner rejects bid from hedge fund-backed newspaper rival
USA Today publisher Gannett is rejecting a takeover bid from rival Digital First Media as undervalued USA Today publisher Gannett said Mond ...
Tech giants respond more quickly to hate speech: EU
Firms like Facebook are now assessing 89 percent of flagged content within 24 hours and removing 72 percent of content deemed illegal, the E ...
Development lab for eco-friendly automotive solutions
STMicroelectronics and Hyundai Autron are to outfit and open a joint development lab in Seoul, Korea. The Autron-ST Development Lab (ASDL) will provide an environment for engineers to collaborate on i
Swiss museum laments Facebook ban of images of naked statues
A Geneva art museum says Facebook has banned using images of a nearly-naked Venus statue and a nude, kneeling man that it had hoped to post ...
Using AI to develop new flavor experiences
Screen shot of technology based on IBM Research AI for Product Composition used by McCormick & Company for flavor development. Credit: M ...
Is your VPN secure?
2019-02-04 08:00:06Is your VPN secure?
How a VPN secures internet activity. Credit: Mohammad Taha Khan, CC BY-ND About a quarter of internet users use a virtual private network, ...
The real problem with posting about your kids online
‘Say cheese so I can show all my friends how cute you are – and unwittingly show corporations your age, race and gender!’ Credit: Fancy Stud ...
Equity firm buys Ultimate Software for $11 billion
A Florida software company is being purchased by a California private equity firm for $11 billion. ...
Marine sensor gets to grips with salt
The salinity sensor was integrated with an ultralow-power aquatic tag and attached to a bottlenose dolphin. This image was taken at the 2018 ...
Online trolling used to be funny but now the term refers to something far more sinister
The definition of “trolling” has changed a lot over the last 15 years. Credit: Shutterstock It seems like internet trolling happens everywh ...
Scrolling through fairy-tale fantasies on social media can demolish your confidence but it's not all bad
Sometimes faking it on Instagram is just fine. Credit: Bruno Gomiero/ Unsplash If social media was a person, you'd probably avoid them. ...
Physicists at TU Dresden write read and erase using light
A method of storing information in fully transparent plastic foils has been created by a team of physicists headed by Prof. Sebastian Reineke of TU Dresden.
Laser-induced graphene formation creates tailor-made sensors
A flexible, lightweight and robust salinity sensor that can be attached to aquatic animals for long-term monitoring of their habitat has been developed by a multidisciplinary team at KAUST.
Nissan poised to propose Ghosn replacement on board: report
Ghosn was removed from the Nissan board almost immediately after his arrest The board of Japanese car giant Nissan is poised to suggest a r ...
Operator of Tonga's internet cable can't rule out sabotage
A director at the operator of Tonga's undersea internet cable said Monday he can't rule out sabotage as the reason the cable broke a ...
Pass It On: Work-life advice from Twitter curation director
In this undated image provided by Twitter the company's director of curation Joanna Geary poses for a photo. Geary spoke with The Associ ...
Nissan cancels investment plan for UK plant
Nissan's Sunderland plant employs almost 6,000 people in a region that has suffered decades of economic decline Japanese car manufactur ...
European telecoms' dilemma: Huawei or the highway?
A Trojan horse for the Chinese government? It's a dilemma for European telecoms firms: Should they steal a march on competitors and rap ...
Once red-hot smartphone market sees cooler trend
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The smartphone market is down but not out, with high prices and other factors combining to chill what had previou ...
Snopes pulls out of fact-checking partnership with Facebook
The myth-busting website Snopes has ended a partnership with Facebook on fact-checking Snopes, the popular myth-busting website, said Frida ...
GM to lay off about 4000 salaried workers: source
GM is expected to lay off about 4,000 salaried as part of a cost-cutting plan announced in November. General Motors is expected to lay off ...
14-year-old's FaceTime bug discovery could rattle Apple
Grant Thompson and his mother, Michele, look at an iPhone in the family's kitchen in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. The 14-y ...
New tool compares costs and benefits of alternative fuels and vehicle technologies
Many fleet managers are looking at alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies to reduce their environmental footprint and save ...
Vice to cut 10% of staff in latest media downsizing
Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc, pictured in 2017, announced plans to cut 10 percent of staff at the digital media group that is now operating in ...
Directly cooled electric motor made from polymer materials
Sectional view of the electric motor. The core of the motor is a stator consisting of twelve individual teeth, which are wound upright using ...
RS podcast takes a comical look at modern technology
RS Components (RS) has started production of its second comedy podcast series following the 5-star rating of its History Makers series, released last year.
Software that can automatically detect fake news
To identify fake news, Fraunhofer FKIE’s new machine learning tool analyzes both text and metadata. Credit: Fraunhofer FKIE Invented storie ...
Facebook is a persuasion platform that's changing the advertising rulebook
Doesn’t take much thought to tap in those ‘likes.’ Credit: sitthiphong/Shutterstock.com Facebook – the social network that started in a Har ...
Estimation of technology level required for low-cost renewable hydrogen production
System capable of adjusting the amount of battery charge/discharge and the amount of electrolysis hydrogen production in relation to the amo ...
Could artificial intelligence make life harder for hackers?
PhD student Jacob Harer (left) and research professor Peter Chin worked with researchers from Draper to develop technology that could find t ...
Stroboscopic visibility measure – understanding how people experience LED-light fluctuation
The stoboscopic effect is visible as a series of still images when fluctuating light illuminates a moving object. Credit: Gosia Perz Light ...
Apple issues fix for FaceTime eavesdropping bug
Apple says it has fixed a software flaw that could allow users to see people on the FaceTime application before they answered their phones ...
Sodium is the new lithium
2019-02-01 04:00:11Sodium is the new lithium
Researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) in Japan have demonstrated that a specific material can act as an efficient battery component for sodium-ion batteries that will compete with
Reducing EM noise in electronic circuits
In order to design noiseless electromagnetic (EM) devices, it is necessary to clarify the mechanism behind EM noise and theoretical calculations and computer simulations are performed for prediction a
Electrocomponents acquisition of Monition
Electrocomponents has completed the acquisition of Monition, a UK-based pioneer in the design, development and application of leading reliability and condition-monitoring systems.
Stretchy multi-functional fibre
A stretchable multi-functional fibre (SMF) that can harvest energy and detect strain has been developed by a KAIST team, with a view for it to be applied to future wearable electronics.
Nintendo 'prepping new Switch model' as sales slow
While Nintendo's Switch has proved popular, sales of the gadget are tailing off Nintendo is reportedly developing a smaller, cheaper ve ...
Tech firms states face feds in net neutrality court battle
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Tech companies and nearly half a dozen U.S. states are clashing with the Trump administration in federal court ov ...
Amazon profit jumps while shares slip (Update)
Amazon said its Alexa digital assistant was a major part of its strategy as the US tech giant reported strong gains in profits and revenues ...
Nintendo chief: Seeking growth sources as Switch sales slow
In this June 19, 2018, photo, a logo of Nintendo hangs at Panasonic center in Tokyo. Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Supe ...
Facebook: from Harvard dorm to global phenomenon
Mark Zuckerberg is seen in 2010, with Facebook already the largest online social network but before its stock market debut Key dates in the ...
Game over for gamers? UK studios count Brexit costs
Gaming employs 20,000 people across the UK Could it possibly be game over for the bright minds behind "Grand Theft Auto" and othe ...
Facebook at 15: a titan with grown-up woes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Fifteen years after its founding, Facebook has made strides toward Mark Zuckerberg's goal of connecting the ...
Chinese engineer charged in theft of Apple car secrets
US authorities have unsealed charges against a Chinese engineer accused of stealing secrets on autonomous car technology while working in Ca ...
Airbus says in talks with Emirates on vital A380 deal
Airbus is relying on Emirates' demand for its super jumbo A380, in the face of tepid demand to date for the world's largest passenge ...
Amazon profit jumps on strong holiday quarter
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Amazon on Thursday reported its profit in the past quarter leapt to $3 billion on strong holiday retail sales an ...
Companies hope vests will ease burden for assembly workers
In this Sept. 18, 2018, photo Ford assembly line worker Nicholas Gotts, wearing a new wearable technology called an EksoVest, works on a veh ...
News media lobbies Merkel Macron on copyright reform
European news media associations wrote to French President Emmanuel Macron (L, pictured January 22, 2019) and German Chancellor Angela Merke ...
GE reports 4Q profits sees US settlement on mortgages
General Electric has announced a preliminary $1.5 billion settlement with US officials over subprime mortgages General Electric reported a ...